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1,032 statues, and one thing too many people miss, at this Kyoto temple
And it was his first time visiting, too!
- Japan
- (art • Buddhism • Buddhist temple • COK • cool • culture • history • Kyoto • Sanjusangen-do Temple • sightseeing • SNJO • statues • Tasuku Egawa • temples • tourism • travel)
Life-size 4.3 million-yen anime girl figure has soft-to-the-touch skin, varying firmness by spot
- Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2023
Tony’s full-scale yawaraka Elaine is for fans with ample cash and deep devotion.
Former sake brewery in Japan gets a new life as…whatever the heck this is
- Oona McGee
May 17, 2022
Looking for a weird place to visit in Japan? This spot ticks all the boxes.
- Japan
- (art • characters • COK • Kinnikuman • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mazinger Z • nostalgia • Saitama • sake brewery • Showa • SNJO • Spider-Man • statues • travel • weird • wtf)
Senior in Takaoka City arrested for stealing up to 50 tanuki statues
- Master Blaster
Feb 14, 2022
Suspect seemed to have an insatiable desire for tanuki.
How big (small?) is the smallest Great Buddha statue in Japan? Let’s visit and find out【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 1, 2021
We’re not quite sure what to expect when we head out on a day trip from Tokyo to see the Great Buddha of Kamagaya.
- Japan
- (art • COK • cool • culture • funny • Great Buddha • history • Kamagaya • SNJO • statues • travel)
A visit to statue of Tokyo comedian and COVID casualty Ken Shimura still brings smiles to hometown
- SoraNews24
Aug 1, 2021
Ken Shimura put Higashimurayama on the map, and now Higashimurayama has put up a statue of him.
- Japan
- (COK • coronavirus • COVID-19 • entertainment • funny • Higashimurayma • Ken Shimura • moving • SNJO • statues • Tokyo)
This beautiful mountaintop Buddha carving in Japan is much newer than it looks【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2021
Let’s head south from Tokyo to visit the Takatoriyama magaibutsu.
- Japan
- (art • Buddhism • COK • hiking • Kanagawa • nature • parks • SNJO • statues • travel • Yokosuka)
Statue of comedian Ken Shimura erected a year after death from COVID-19
- Master Blaster
Jul 1, 2021
A tribute to his contributions to Japanese comedy and culture.
- Japan
- (coronavirus • COVID-19 • entertainment • funny • Ken Shimura • moving • statues • The Drifters • Tokyo • touching)
China is getting its own Gundam life-size anime robot statue
- Casey Baseel
Jul 13, 2020
18.03-meter (59.2-foot) statue will be the first outside of Japan.
- China, Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Freedom Gundam • Gundam • Gundam SEED • life-size Gundam • robots • Shanghai • statues)
Got 33,000 bucks to spend on an anime “figure?” Then this human-scale Evangelion could be yours!
- Casey Baseel
Jul 3, 2020
The perfect way to make your otaku friends jealous and your bank account sad.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Evangelion • Evangelion Unit 01 • figures • interior • Small Worlds • statues)
Full-size Evangelion statue appears at Japanese theme park with entry plug synchronization tests
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2020
Nerv’s Kyoto branch says its looking for pilots.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • awesome • cool • Evangelion • Evangelion Unit 01 • Kyoto • robots • statues • theme parks • Toei Eigamura • Toei Kyoto Studio Park)
This amazing Buddhist statue cafe in Japan could be a museum all by itself【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 28, 2019
Coffee and culture on both on the order at unorthodox coffee house Kagari.
- Japan
- (art • Buddhism • cafes • coffee • COK • cool • crazy • culture • Osaka • religion • restaurants • SNJO • statues)
Face to face with Ibaraki’s giant Daidarabotchi, not so bad after all and a bit of a looker
- Master Blaster
Sep 12, 2019
The 15-meter-tall miniature of the legendary yokai puts it in a whole new light.
Japan’s Roofless Museum holds many man-made marvels from the Sphinx to the Parthenon
- Master Blaster
Jul 27, 2019
We travel into the depths of suburbia in search of Moai and ancient Pakistani Priest Kings.
Foreign traveler’s heart broken as he learns his image of Akihabara is too good to be true
- Casey Baseel
Oct 12, 2018
Even in the biggest otaku mecca in the world, there’s a limit to how big the anime salutes are.
Enormous Buddhist Kannon statue in Sendai shocks visitors with otherworldly looming
- Dale Roll
Jun 8, 2018
It’s so massive that from certain angles it looks like Japan is under attack by a giant alien life-form.
- Japan
- (Buddhism • cool • Daikannon • Kannon • Miyagi Prefecture • Sendai • statues • travel • weird)
Crowdfunding for memorial statue for Japan’s otaku penguin shut down as zoo denies involvement
- Casey Baseel
Nov 14, 2017
Facility where Grape-kun spent his days with his anime crush says it has no plans for a statue, hasn’t given permission for an installation.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • crowdfunding • Grape-kun • Kenomo Friends • otaku • penguins • statues • Tobu Zoo • zoos)
Tokyo’s new giant Gundam anime robot statue is complete, and it’s awesome【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2017
We spend a day straining our necks and filling our anime-loving hearts to bursting staring up at the brand-new, full-size Unicorn Gundam statue.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • COK • cool • Gundam • Gundam Unicorn • odaiba • robots • SNO • statues • Tokyo • travel • Unicorn Gundam)
Giant Buddhist pagoda and Kannon statue in Fukuoka Prefecture look like a theme park
- Shannon McNaught
Sep 7, 2017
We’ve seen some big Kannon statues before, but this one takes the Zen cake.
Tokyo’s new life-size Gundam giant robot statue to be completed, open to public next month
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2017
Tokyo will once again be able to boast a giant anime robot come September.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Gundam • Gundam statue • Gundam Unicorn • odaiba • robots • statues • Tokyo • travel • Unicorn Gundam)
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Beautiful Totoro bonsai figure needs no watering, makes soothing rain showers whenever you want
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Tokyo’s newest viral dessert is like a Japanese parfait inside a bread bun [Taste test]
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Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japan now has human refrigerators inspired by Japanese vending machines
Hatsune Miku collaborates with Hokusai’s art in new Vocaloid ukiyo-e illustration series [Pics]
New Shinkansen luggage drop-off system begins in Japan, making train travel even easier
Studio Ghibli releases anime T-shirts that pay homage to one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most personal films
Family Mart opens new “Famima” flagship store in Tokyo that’s like a tourist attraction- Air-conditioned dress shirts arrive in Japan to save working professionals from sweltering heat
Uniqlo looks back to the very start of Pokémon with new black-and-white pixel art T-shirts[Pics]
Japanese Shinkansen becomes an overnight hotel for three nights this summer
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
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Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
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